On Monday morning, a former Bardstown teacher facing rape charges involving a student is due in court for a pretrial conference.Matthew Bowling is accused of having sex with a student at Bethlehem High School.The archdiocese of Louisville says Bowling taught English at Bethlehem before resigning over the summer.The victim is now a senior at the school.

BARDSTOWN, Ky. —

On Monday morning, a former Bardstown teacher facing rape charges involving a student is due in court for a pretrial conference.

Matthew Bowling is accused of having sex with a student at Bethlehem High School.